by Carolyn Burke | Feb 17, 2026
Ezra Jack Keats understood what it was like to be excluded. He grew up a child of Polish immigrants in New York City, surrounded by poverty and anti-Semitism. Ezra Jack Keats noticed children of varied ethnic backgrounds were missing from children’s picture books in...
by Carolyn Burke | Jan 19, 2026
Little Tiger thinks his life is falling apart. His friends have left him, his parents don’t love him, and his life feels unfair. He feels that “Nobody care, and nobody likes me.” When his friend Turtle comes along and asks four specific questions, Tiger-Tiger starts...
by Carolyn Burke | Jan 3, 2026
When Nikki losses his brand-new white mitten in the snow, the animals decide to climb in and get cozy. This Ukrainian winter folktale retold by Jan Brett, tells the story of a boy Nikki, his grandma, and a host of adorable winter animals. Dive into this favourite...
by Carolyn Burke | Dec 19, 2025
Do you need more light to shine in the darkness? Enter the magical world of a winter’s night. This winter tale about darkness and light, follows a Tlingit girl who helps her cousin overcome his fear of the dark. She explores all the beauties the island shore and...
by Carolyn Burke | Nov 22, 2025
Kindness is something that ripples out in all directions. But what happens if you haven’t been kind to someone? When a new girl comes to school, Chloe and her friends don’t include her and aren’t kind to her. One day the new girl doesn’t return to school. When Chloe’s...
